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Category: stations

Oresund bridge and Drogden tunnel

The plan was to travel to Goteborg by train to Malmo, where I would change trains to the one Wallander … More

Brogden, Copenhagen, Denmark, Malmo, Oresund, rail replacement, Sweden, train, travel, viewfromabus

In and around Centralstation

Like in many other European cities, the station building in Goteborg is an architectural marvel, both from the inside and … More

architecture, Europe, Goteborg, Gothenburg, Laura Ford, MarchforEurope2017, station, Sweden, train, travel, Weeping Girl

A day in the Grand Duchy

When I set myself the target to visit every EU country while my British citizenship allows me to be an … More

ceiling art, Luxembourg, MarchforEurope2017, stained glass, station, travel

Amsterdam Centraal

And at the end of my day admiring the heritage and architecture of Amsterdam, I was welcomed back onto the … More

Amsterdam, Amsterdam Centraal, Europe, Netherlands, station, train, travel

The station next door

Travellers on the London Underground will have encountered the tube station ‘KingsCrossStPancras’.  Above ground, there are two stations directly next … More

England, Kings Cross, London, St Pancras, station, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Permanent St Pancras Art

St Pancras tweeted this link to me about last week’s post, a YouTube video about One More Time.  You can watch … More

art, bronze, England, London, Martin Jennings, Paul Day, Public art, St Pancras, station, statue, street art, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Temporary Station Art

On the upper level of the station there are two permanent works of public art as well as one site … More

art, clock Cornelia Parker, England, London, Public art, St Pancras, station, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom

St Pancras

I feel like I’m back in my ‘elephant’ as one of my friends always says.  I’m sitting on a long … More

Betjeman, England, Eurostar, London, St Pancras, St Pancras Stations, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom, US

Lancaster Gate

The tube station is named after the closest gate into Kensington Gardens which itself was named to honour Queen Victoria, … More

England, Lancaster Gate, London, London Underground, Public art, railway, train, travel, tube, UK, United Kingdom

Bronzes along the way

Updated to add that a week after I posted this, Sir Nicholas Winton died, aged 106.  I join many in … More

England, Great Western, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Paddington Bear, Paddington Station, Sir Nicholas Winton, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom

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